Tabletop RPGs

Today's monster is a bit of a challenge. I want a tough creature that's size "tiny."

Most tiny creatures in D&D 5E feature very low Challenge Ratings (0 to 1). If we look at the more powerful ones, like older Faerie Dragons, Flameskulls, Demiliches, Imps, and Will-o'-Wisps, we see one prevailing t...

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Today, I've decided to create a monster without nailing it down to a particular level or Challenge Rating. Instead, I'll set out guidelines for running that monster at any level.

Let's create a magma monster, a humanoid creature of intelligent lava that can serve as a simple guard or random encoun...

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Last week, I created a faction of rangers who watch over portals, a group that calls themselves Those Who Walk Between. Today, I'm going to stat up one of them as an enemy.

They're inspired by the Horizon Walker Rangers from Xanathar's Guide to Monsters, and I want to re-use several of the abili...

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Last week, I created a faction of Hell Knights, a radical organization that made a pact with devils, dedicated to the utter destruction of disorder and chaos. Today, I'm going to stat up a Hell Knight.

First, the concept. I want this to be powerful melee and ranged combatant with an infernal flavo...

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Last week, I laid out a faction of super-serious, heavily muscled monks, the Order of the Searing Sun. They devote themselves to harsh physical training, creating a sort of Fight Club aesthetic.

Today, let's stat up one of these monks. They're based on the Way of the Sun Soul monk from Xanath...

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Devotees of a death cult to chaos and destruction, intraplanar hunters are sent to the material world alone or in small parties to assassinate threats to their masters. use their ability to shift between planes to disappear and reappear in surprising moments.

Intraplanar hunters wear black, dark b...

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I want to be a little sneaky with this monster.

I want to create a creature that, on its own, represents no more than an annoyance. But gathered together, they can significantly drain party resources.

Normal gulls gather in port cities and coastal villages, scavenging leftovers and seeking out a...

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Okay, let's go a little off the beaten track.

Some treasures need serious protection. For that, mages will create a zone of protection which, when an intelligent creature trespasses upon it, summons a hellspawn dinoguard.

These demonic dinosaurs simply defend their territory with tremendous sa...

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